Sunday letters: Kudos to HISD

Regarding "HISD again wins Broad Prize" (Page B1,Sept. 26), first, HISD learned that it won the Broad Prize for Urban Education for a second time. This award, providing $550,000 in college scholarship funds to HISD seniors, is an indication of the strength of our local school district and its commitment to college readiness and preparation. Following that news, the district announced that it received $12 million in federal grants to support six new magnet programs in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields.

Our Department of Urban Education has collaborated with HISD since the department's inception in 1993. Over the last 20 years, UHD students have worked in HISD schools as interns, student teachers and teacher candidates, and many of our graduates take their place as teachers in Houston Independent School District schools and serve as mentors to student teachers.

We congratulate the teachers, administrators, staff and students of the Houston Independent School District on these well-deserved achievements, and we look forward to continuing our partnership and working together toward an exciting future.